Clinical outcomes and quality of life 5 years after a randomized trial of concomitant or sequential phlebectomy following endovenous laser ablation for varicose veins

British Journal of Surgery

Volumn 101, Issue 9, 2014, Pages 1093-1097

  El Sheikha, J ^a   Nandhra, S ^a   Carradice, D ^a   Wallace, T ^a   Samuel, N ^a   Smith, G E ^a   Chetter, I C ^a  

^a HULL ROYAL INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; LOW LEVEL LASER THERAPY; METHODOLOGY; MULTIMODALITY CANCER THERAPY; PATIENT SATISFACTION; QUALITY OF LIFE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SAPHENOUS VEIN; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VARICOSIS; VEIN INSUFFICIENCY;

COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; LASER THERAPY; PATIENT SATISFACTION; QUALITY OF LIFE; SAPHENOUS VEIN; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VARICOSE VEINS; VENOUS INSUFFICIENCY;

EID: 84904572790     PISSN: 00071323     EISSN: 13652168     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/bjs.9565     Document Type: Article

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